IBWAA Votes Bonds, Clemens, Jones, Thome, Mussina, Hoffman to Hall of Fame
The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) on Wednesday announced it has voted Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Mike Mussina and Trevor Hoffman into the Hall of Fame. Of course, we have no Hall of Fame, so it is largely symbolic. But once again, we are ahead of the curve than those other guys.
Bonds and Clemens will probably not get in when the BBWAA announces its balloting later today. But they will likely both get elected over the next few years, following our lead yet again (Piazza, Bagwell, Biggio, etc.).
I voted for Jones, Thome, Bonds, Clemens and Hoffman. But I did not vote for Mussina, whom I do not feel is a Hall of Famer. I did vote for Billy Wagner, Fred McGriff, Sammy Sosa and Gary Sheffield. I also placed a vote for Johan Santana, knowing full well he would get very few votes. His candidacy, while fringe at best, deserves a full examination that he will never get. I’m actually surprised he got so many votes from our members. He will likely fall off the BBWAA ballot after one try.
Vladimir Guerrero and Edgar Martinez did not appear on our ballot since we elected them last year. Again, ahead of the curve.
Here is the full vote:
| Player Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Chipper Jones | 168 | 98.82% |
| Jim Thome | 154 | 90.59% |
| Mike Mussina | 146 | 85.88% |
| Roger Clemens | 133 | 78.24% |
| Barry Bonds | 130 | 76.47% |
| Trevor Hoffman | 128 | 75.29% |
| Curt Schilling | 116 | 68.24% |
| Larry Walker | 111 | 65.29% |
| Fred McGriff | 81 | 47.65% |
| Manny Ramirez | 76 | 44.71% |
| Scott Rolen | 76 | 44.71% |
| Gary Sheffield | 67 | 39.41% |
| Jeff Kent | 61 | 35.88% |
| Andruw Jones | 57 | 33.53% |
| Billy Wagner | 55 | 32.35% |
| Omar Vizquel | 48 | 28.24% |
| Sammy Sosa | 47 | 27.65% |
| Johan Santana | 36 | 21.18% |
| Hideki Matsui | 8 | 4.71% |
| Jamie Moyer | 6 | 3.53% |
| Chris Carpenter | 4 | 2.35% |
| Carlos Lee | 2 | 1.18% |
| Johnny Damon | 2 | 1.18% |
| Kerry Wood | 2 | 1.18% |
| Aubrey Huff | 1 | 0.59% |
| Brad Lidge | 1 | 0.59% |
| Jason Isringhausen | 1 | 0.59% |
| Carlos Zambrano | 0 | 0.00% |
| Kevin Millwood | 0 | 0.00% |
| Livan Hernandez | 0 | 0.00% |
| Orlando Hudson | 0 | 0.00% |
It’s 5:21 -pm. The Announcement doesn’t take place until 6pm, yet here you are with with a headline that strongly suggests the announcement has already been made and even Bonds is in.
The body of the article is also premature in some places.
This is the IBWAA vote, not the BBWAA.